Chet Brandenburg
Date of birth: 1897-10-14
Place of birth: Peoria, Illinois, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: James Chester Brandenburg
Biography
Chet Brandenburg (October 15, 1897 - July 17, 1974), was an American actor.
Movie Credits
The Ghosts
1930-04-05
Juanito gets locked out of his house in the middle of a windy night. Spanish language version of Whe
Hell Bound
1957-10-01
After WW2, a Los Angeles crime ring uses a complex scheme, involving a freight ship, a junkie, and a
Two Flags West
1950-10-12
A group of confedarate prisoners is sent to a unionist fort in the west to help the local garrison t
Kansas City Confidential
1952-11-11
An ex-convict sets out to uncover who framed him for an armored car robbery.
The Far Country
1954-02-12
During the Klondike Gold Rush, a misanthropic cattle driver and his talkative elderly partner run af
Cimarron
1960-12-01
The epic story of a family involved in the Oklahoma Land Rush of April 22, 1889.
Silver City
1951-12-01
Having masterminded the hold up of his company office, a mining engineer is barred from the industry
I'll See You in My Dreams
1951-12-06
Songwriter Gus Kahn fights to make his name, then has to fight again to survive the Depression.
Young Jesse James
1960-08-02
When Missouri farm boy Jesse James witnesses the lynching of his father by the Yankees, he forsakes
Seven Men from Now
1956-07-24
A former sheriff relentlessly pursuing the 7 men who murdered his wife in Arizona crosses paths with
Singin' in the Rain
1952-04-10
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen par
When the Wind Blows
1930-04-05
Jackie throws his schoolbook out the window in disgust, but then climbs outside to retrieve it. Find
Born Yesterday
1950-12-26
Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congr
Vicki
1953-10-05
A supermodel gets murdered. While investigating the case the story of a waitress turned glamor girl
Powder and Smoke
1924-02-02
A lightning rod salesman gets in the middle of a western shootout.
Punch Drunks
1934-07-13
Moe discovers Curley's unknown boxing talent when he knocks out the Champ at a restaurant when Larry
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947-04-17
A New Yorker hobo moves into a mansion and along the way he gathers friends to live in the house wit
My Man Godfrey
1957-10-11
The eccentric Bullock household again need a new butler. Daughter Irene encounters bedraggled Godfre
He Ran All the Way
1951-06-20
A crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl's apartment.
The Restless Breed
1957-05-01
Texas-border gunrunners kill a federal agent, whose son comes looking for revenge.
Devil's Canyon
1953-08-13
An outlaw woman helps one Arizona convict stop another with a Gatling gun.
Calamity Jane
1953-11-04
Sharpshooter Calamity Jane takes it upon herself to recruit a famous actress and bring her back to t
Pony Express
1953-06-15
Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill Hickok join forces to establish a mail route that can get mail from St. J
The Oregon Trail
1959-08-31
In 1846, a reporter for the New York Herald joins a wagon train bound for the Oregon Territory. He h
Hell Canyon Outlaws
1957-10-05
In this western, a sheriff attempts to exact his revenge against the desperadoes who cost him his jo
The Vampire
1957-06-14
A small town doctor mistakenly ingests an experimental drug made from the blood of vampire bats whic
Calling Homicide
1956-09-30
Cop Andy Doyle investigates a car-bombing murder and the killing of a sleazy modeling agency owner.
The Wild and the Innocent
1959-05-27
In Wyoming, mountain trapper Yancey goes to the nearest town to trade his pelts but gets into troubl
Saratoga Trunk
1945-11-21
An opportunistic Texas gambler and the exiled Creole daughter of an aristocratic family join forces
Best of the Badmen
1951-08-09
After the North defeats the South, Union Maj. Jeff Clanton heads to Missouri to provide the Confeder
Chicago Confidential
1957-08-30
In the Windy City, the mob infiltrates a powerful union.
The Midnight Story
1957-06-04
Beloved priest Father Thomasino is murdered in a San Francisco alley, and the police have few clues.
Buccaneer's Girl
1950-03-01
A New Orleans performer loves a pirate who robs only from the shipowner who ruined his father.
The Reckless Moment
1949-12-09
After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measure
The FBI Story
1959-10-01
A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist s
Cat, Dog & Co.
1929-09-14
Farina, Joe, and friends use dogs to power their "roadsters," but following a lesson from the head o
Illegal
1955-10-09
A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find o
The Crooked Way
1949-04-22
A war veteran suffering from amnesia, returns to Los Angeles from a San Francisco veterans hospital
Larceny in Her Heart
1946-05-20
In the second of the PRC "Michael Shayne" series,civic crusader Burton Stallings hires private detec
The Tattered Dress
1957-03-14
After a wild night, wealthy Michael Reston's adulterous wife Charleen comes home with her ripe young
Frenchie
1950-12-25
Frenchie Fontaine sells her successful business in New Orleans to come West. Her reason? Find the me
Gunmen from Laredo
1959-03-01
A framed Texas rancher escapes from prison for a showdown with a saloonkeeper.
Ride the High Country
1962-06-20
An ex-lawman is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory. But wha
The Asphalt Jungle
1950-05-12
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emme
The Enforcer
1951-02-24
After years of investigation, Assistant District Attorney Martin Ferguson has managed to build a sol
Station West
1948-09-01
When two US cavalrymen transporting a gold shipment get killed, US Army Intelligence investigator Jo
They Won't Believe Me
1947-07-16
On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to
Man of a Thousand Faces
1957-08-15
The turbulent life and professional career of vaudeville actor and silent screen horror star Lon Cha
Dodge City
1939-04-08
In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a r
Gypsy
1962-11-01
Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge b
The Daredevil Drivers
1938-02-12
To spite his girlfriend, the owner of a successful bus company, an auto racer goes to work for her r
The Ghost of Frankenstein
1942-03-13
Frankenstein's unscrupulous colleague, Dr. Bohmer, plans to transplant Ygor's brain so he can rule t
All the King's Men
1949-11-16
A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wi
Belle of the Yukon
1944-12-27
Left by a con man, Belle De Valle, a dancer, finds him again in gold-rush Alaska running an honest c
Ride Out for Revenge
1957-10-31
When an Indian chief is murdered in a hateful town, a sympathizing ex marshal tries to stop the Indi
The Secret Fury
1950-02-21
The wedding of Ellen and David is halted by a stranger who insists that the bride is already married
The Last Hurrah
1958-12-31
In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a yo
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961-12-18
In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954-07-22
In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that the
Glory Alley
1952-06-06
A New Orleans boxer backs out of a bout and leaves his girlfriend for Korea.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949-04-18
A bump on the head sends Hank Martin, 1905 auto mechanic, to Arthurian England, 528 A.D., where he i
White Heat
1949-09-02
A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his ol
The Duel at Silver Creek
1952-09-05
When a gang of ruthless claim jumpers brutally murders his miner father, a gunman known as the Silve
Fallen Angel
1945-11-15
An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around t
Hollywood or Bust
1956-12-06
The last movie with Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin together, is a satire of the life in Hollywood. Stev
You're Darn Tootin'
1928-04-21
Members of a municipal band, Stanley and Oliver seem to be always following someone else's lead, rat
The Invisible Man Returns
1940-01-12
The owner of a coal mining operation, falsely imprisoned for fratricide, takes a drug to make him in
The Tin Star
1957-11-06
An experienced bounty hunter helps a young sheriff learn the meaning of his badge.
Hi-Jacked
1950-07-07
A parolee, working for a trucking line, struggles to clear his name after being accused of involveme
Winchester '73
1950-07-12
Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting com
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962-04-13
Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a sma
The Gunfighter
1950-05-26
The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.
Putting Pants on Philip
1927-12-03
Pompous J. Piedmont Mumblethunder greets his nephew from Scotland who arrives in kilts. He is immedi
The Sea of Grass
1947-04-25
On America's frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who is seen as a tyrant by t
The Incredible Shrinking Man
1957-02-22
A dangerous combination of radiation and insecticide causes the unfortunate Scott Carey to shrink, s
The Great Sinner
1949-06-29
A young man succumbs to gambling fever.
Friendly Persuasion
1956-10-30
The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to vio
She Devil
1957-04-01
Biochemists give fruit-fly serum to a dying woman, with side effects.
The Red Badge of Courage
1951-09-27
Henry Fleming is a young Union soldier in the American Civil War. During his unit's first engagement
It Had to Be You
1947-12-07
A chronic runaway bride is haunted by her conscience, who becomes reality.
They Drive by Night
1940-07-26
Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck b
The Titanic Incident
1955-12-28
A married pair of gamblers try to fleece a wealthy British nobleman while sailing on the Titanic's f
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957-04-01
Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his 1927 New York to Pa
Ladies of the Chorus
1948-12-30
Former burlesque star May and her daughter Peggy dance in the chorus. When May has a fight with feat
Around the World in 80 Days
1956-10-17
Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the wor
California Passage
1950-12-15
A series of reversals bring two desperate people together. When a saloon owner is framed by his part
Inherit the Wind
1960-07-07
Schoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution. The
Flame of Barbary Coast
1945-05-28
Duke Fergus falls for Ann 'Flaxen' Tarry in the Barbary Coast in turn-of-the-century San Francisco.
Hats Off
1927-11-05
Stan and Ollie are salesmen attempting to sell a washing machine; they fail constantly after several
The Desert Hawk
1950-08-05
A desert guerilla, with flashing scimitar, opposes a tyrannical prince and marries the caliph's daug
Seven Thieves
1960-03-11
A discredited professor and a sophisticated thief decide to join together and pick a team to pull of
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
1959-06-24
A wily old codger matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his da
She Couldn't Say No
1954-02-15
An heiress decides to pass out anonymous gifts in a small town.
The Unfaithful
1947-07-01
Christine Hunter kills an intruder and tells her husband and lawyer that it was an act of self-defen
The Iron Mistress
1952-11-19
In this biopic, Jim Bowie goes to New Orleans, where he falls for Judalon and befriends her brother,
The Miracle of the Bells
1948-03-27
The body of a young actress is brought to her home town by the man who loved her. He knows that she
From This Day Forward
1946-03-02
A young American soldier, with an honorable discharge, returns home from World War II to his bride,
Imitation of Life
1959-04-09
In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black
Pickup on South Street
1953-05-27
In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when
The Killer That Stalked New York
1950-10-06
In New York, Sheila Bennet and her spouse, Matt Krane, are trying to unload a trove of rare jewels t
Badman's Territory
1946-05-04
After some gun play with a posse, the James Gang head for Quinto in a section of land which is not a
Reign of Terror
1949-10-15
The French Revolution, 1794. The Marquis de Lafayette asks Charles D'Aubigny to infiltrate the Jacob
The Breaking Point
1950-10-06
A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals.
Angel on My Shoulder
1946-09-20
The Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up f
Hollywood Story
1951-06-01
An independent producer unwisely opens a can of worms after he decides to make a movie about the uns
Convicted
1950-08-01
A prison warden fights to prove one of his inmates was wrongly convicted.
Armored Car Robbery
1950-06-08
While executing an armored car heist in Los Angeles, icy crook Dave Purvis shoots policeman Lt. Phil
The Good Humor Man
1950-03-24
Biff Jones is a driver/salesman for the Good Humor ice-cream company. He hopes to marry his girl Mar
The Man from Colorado
1948-08-07
Two friends return home after their discharge from the army after the Civil War. However, one of the
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945-10-05
When two bumbling barbers act as agents for a talented but unknown singer, they stage a phony murder
Bedside Manner
1945-06-22
A beautiful female doctor visits her small hometown on her way back to Chicago. Her overworked uncle
Two Sisters from Boston
1946-06-06
Abigail Chandler has written her stuffy Boston relatives that she's a successful opera singer in New
Small Town Girl
1953-04-10
Rick Belrow Livingston, in love with Broadway star Lisa, is sentenced to 30 days in jail for speedin
The War of the Worlds
1953-08-13
The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they disco
Young Widow
1946-03-01
A young bride tries to rebuild her life after she learns her husband has been killed in the war.
Romance on the High Seas
1948-06-25
Georgia Garrett is sent by jealous wife Elvira Kent on an ocean cruise to masquerade as herself whil
Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
1960-01-21
Angered at stern Uncle Daniel, Toby Tyler runs away from his foster home to join the circus, where h
The Tall Men
1955-09-22
Two brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas t
Wichita
1955-07-03
Former buffalo hunter and entrepreneur Wyatt Earp arrives in the lawless cattle town of Wichita Kans
Wide Open Spaces
1924-07-06
Wide Open Spaces is a 1924 Western silent film starring Stan Laurel.
Swing Shift Maisie
1943-10-01
Street-smart Maisie from Brooklyn lands a job at an airplane assembly plant during WWII and falls in
The Egg and I
1947-05-01
World War II veteran Bob MacDonald surprises his new wife, Betty, by quitting his city job and movin
Broken Arrow
1950-07-21
Indian scout Tom Jeffords is sent out to stem the war between the American settlers and Apaches in t
Nightmare Alley
1947-10-09
A roustabout joins a traveling carny and schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle
It Should Happen to You
1954-01-15
Gladys Glover has just lost her modeling job when she meets filmmaker Pete Sheppard shooting a docum
The Tarnished Angels
1957-11-21
In the 1930s, once-great World War I pilot Roger Shumann performs as a daredevil barnstorming pilot
The Quiet Gun
1957-07-18
A mild mannered sheriff must fight both a hired gun and local anti-Indian bigotry in a small frontie
Mule Train
1950-02-22
A prospector discovers natural cement and suggests it should be used for a new dam. But this is the
Canadian Pacific
1949-05-19
A surveyor for the Canadian Pacific Railroad must fight fur trappers who oppose the building of the
California
1947-02-21
"Wicked" Lily Bishop joins a wagon train to California, led by Michael Fabian and Johnny Trumbo, but
There Ain't No Santa Claus
1926-12-12
Charley has several dilemmas facing him at Christmas, all posed by his greedy, heartless landlord No
Tars and Spars
1946-01-10
Howard Young is a coast guardsman who has been on shore duty for three years despite his efforts to
Sunrise at Campobello
1960-09-28
The story of Franklin Roosevelt's bout with polio at age 40 in 1921 and how his family (and especial
3 Ring Circus
1954-12-22
Jerry and Pete are two friends with no money and are looking for a job. They finally find employment
Laurel & Hardy: Year One
2023-09-01
Laurel & Hardy: Year One, The Newly Restored 1927 Silents, as proudly presented by Flicker Alley and
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
2024-10-29
Following their initial pairing in early 1927, Laurel and Hardy ended their first year on top. Their
You Never Can Tell
1951-09-23
Ex-police/army dog King inherits a fortune from an eccentric millionaire. But someone poisons him fo
The Long, Long Trailer
1954-02-19
A newly wed couple, Tacy and Nicky, travel in a trailer for their honeymoon. The journey is a humoro
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957-05-04
In Medicine Bend, a crooked businessman has the town mayor and sheriff in his pocket while his hench
The Bounty Hunter
1954-09-25
A year after a violent train robbery the Pinkerton detective agency hires a bounty hunter to find th
Possessed
1947-05-29
After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor th
Trail Street
1947-02-19
Bat Masterson cleans up Liberal, Kansas.
Ride, Vaquero!
1953-07-17
Two Mexican outlaws, Rio and Esqueda, raised as stepbrothers, have a showdown over the issue of whet
Hitler's Madman
1943-06-10
In 1942, a young paratrooper in the RAF returns to Czechoslovakia to encourage his fellow countrymen
Silver River
1948-05-20
Unjustly booted out of the cavalry, Mike McComb strikes out for Nevada, and deciding never to be use
Madame Sans Jane
1925-08-09
A young couple want to marry, but the girl's father doesn't like her beau. To separate them, the fat
The Harvey Girls
1946-01-18
On a train trip out west to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley meets a cheery crew of young wo